How Long to Read Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon by Megan E. Hartman

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Description

This book traces the development of hypermetric verse in Old English and compares it to the cognate traditions of Old Norse and Old Saxon. The study illustrates the inherent flexibility of the hypermetric line and shows how poets were able to manipulate this flexibility in different contexts for different practical and rhetorical purposes. This mode of analysis is therefore able to show what degree of control the poets had over the traditional alliterative line, what effects they were able to produce with various stylistic choices, and how attention to poetic style can aid in literary...

How long is Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon?

Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon by Megan E. Hartman is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon aloud.

What Reading Level is Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon?

Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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